follow

/ˈfɒl.oʊ/

意味: 従う、ついて行く

例文: Momo refused to follow ALX’s silly orders.
　　  モモはALXのばかげた命令に従うのを拒否した。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: follow instructions (指示に従う), follow a path (道をたどる), follow a leader (リーダーに従う)

定義: 何かや誰かの後を行くこと、または指示やルールに従うことを意味します。例えば、誰かの後を歩く、指示に従う、または何かを追いかけることが含まれます。

followは約7,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Verb: to travel behind, go after, come after
Verb: be later in time
Verb: come as a logical consequence; follow logically
Verb: travel along a certain course
Verb: act in accordance with someone’s rules, commands, or wishes
Verb: come after in time, as a result
Verb: behave in accordance or in agreement with
Verb: be next
Verb: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
Verb: to bring something about at a later time than
Verb: imitate in behavior; take as a model
Verb: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
Verb: follow with the eyes or the mind
Verb: be the successor (of)
Verb: perform an accompaniment to
Verb: keep informed
Verb: to be the product or result
Verb: accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
Verb: adhere to or practice
Verb: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
Verb: keep under surveillance
Verb: follow in or as if in pursuit
Verb: grasp the meaning
Verb: keep to

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

Please follow the instructions carefully.(指示に注意深く従ってください。)
I will follow you to the meeting room.(私はあなたについて会議室に行きます。)
She decided to follow her dreams.(彼女は夢を追うことに決めました。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: The ducklings followed their mother around the pond
Verb: Please follow the guide through the museum
Verb: Tuesday always follows Monday
Verb: It follows that your assertion is false
Verb: the theorem falls out nicely
Verb: follow the road
Verb: follow the trail
Verb: He complied with my instructions
Verb: You must comply or else!
Verb: Follow these simple rules
Verb: abide by the rules
Verb: A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake
Verb: Follow a pattern
Verb: Follow my example
Verb: Mary plays best, with John and Sue following
Verb: She followed the feminist movement
Verb: The candidate espouses Republican ideals
Verb: She followed dinner with a brandy
Verb: He followed his lecture with a question and answer period
Verb: Teenagers follow their friends in everything
Verb: We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba
Verb: trace the student’s progress
Verb: Keep an eye on the baby, please!
Verb: The world is watching Sarajevo
Verb: She followed the men with the binoculars
Verb: Carter followed Ford
Verb: Will Charles succeed to the throne?
Verb: The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano
Verb: He kept up on his country’s foreign policies
Verb: Melons come from a vine
Verb: Understanding comes from experience
Verb: Let’s follow our great helmsman!
Verb: She followed a guru for years
Verb: These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion
Verb: He is a herpetologist
Verb: She is our resident philosopher
Verb: The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing
Verb: The police car pursued the suspected attacker
Verb: Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life
Verb: Can you follow her argument?
Verb: When he lectures, I cannot follow
Verb: Stick to your principles
Verb: stick to the diet

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): abide by, accompany, adopt, be, come, come after, comply, conform to, espouse, fall out, follow, keep abreast, keep an eye on, keep up, observe, play along, postdate, pursue, stick to, stick with, succeed, surveil, survey, take after, trace, travel along, watch, watch over

Antonyms(反意語): precede, predate

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): act, analyze, be, check, choose, imitate, obey, originate, persevere, play, practice, result, travel, understand

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accompany, act, act involuntarily, adopt, advance, anatomize, angle, anoint, ascend, ask for it, assay, assign, attend, audit, automobile, back, backslap, bang, be due, beetle, belong, betake oneself, billow, bounce, bow, break down, breeze, bungle, busk, caravan, career, carry, catch, center on, check, circle, circuit, circulate, come, come forth, compare, comply, cover, crawl, cream off, cruise, cull out, dally, derail, descend, diagnose, dial, do, drag, draw, drive, ease, elect, empanel, emulate, excerpt, extend, face, fall, fall over backwards, ferry, field, float, flock, fly, follow, footle, forge, freeze, frivol, get around, ghost, glide, go, go around, grok, head, heed, hiss, hugger mugger, hurtle, inhabit, interpret, investigate, island hop, joke, lance, lie, lurch, make, make as if, make out, menace, mimic, mock, model, nominate, obstinate, occupy, optimize, outflank, pace, pan, pass, pass over, penetrate, pick, piffle, play, play along, plow, plug, plump, populate, prance, precede, precess, presume, proceed, propagate, pursue, push, quack, raft, ramp, reach, read, relax, repair, resurge, retreat, retrograde, return, review, ride, rise, roll, romanticize, round, run, rush, sauce, scramble, screen, seek, sense, sentimentalise, shuttle, sieve, sieve out, sift, single out, sit, ski, slice into, slither, snowshoe, solve, sound off, specify, speed, stand back, steamer, step, stick to, stooge, straddle, stray, stretch, survey, swagger, swap, swash, swell, swim, swing, symphonize, take after, take off, take orders, taxi, think of, touch, trace, trail, tram, transfer, travel, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, trundle, turn, understand, view, vote, vote in, vulgarize, walk, wanton, watch, weave, well up, wend, wheel, whine, whish, whisk, whistle, withdraw, zigzag, zoom

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): accede, adhere, ascend, carry, chase, conform to, cox, go by, guard, haunt, heel, invigilate, keep tabs on, lag, oblige, shadow, stalk, supplant, tailgate, toe the line, vet

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: accompaniment, accompanist, adoption, compliance, compliancy, compliant, espousal, follower, following, observation, observer, pursuer, pursuit, succession, successive, successor, watch

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検3級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1, Holes

Movies(映画): Finding Nemo, Frozen, The Bad Guys, Zootopia

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: